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GAME.

ISpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Feel). 26, 191m.

` Application led August 17, 1916. Serial No. 115,438.

or impressed therein, a color or a number.

on 4the colored side being chosen by one of a number of players,whenever upon making a throw that number or color if it be uppermostwill count a point in favor of the player and entitle him to anadditional throw.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the game article or die;

Fig. 2 is a central cross sectional View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of die;

Fig. 4 is ar centralsectional view thereof, and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of a further modification.

lln the drawing, 10 indicates the die as a` whole, made, in the formshown in Fig. 1 of the usual size of such articles with sharp corners 11as shown while in the form shown in Fig. 3 which will preferably be mademuch larger and designed especially for use of children, the edges andcorners 12 will be well rounded so as to avoid injury to the hands, turnmore readily when thrown on the floor or table, and whichv is preferablymade hollow and of rubber or othersuitable material.

lln the form of die illustrated in Fig. 1 each side will be coloreddifferently over its entire surface and in the center of each' side isimpressed a number 13, the numbers differing on the respective sides.Any colors may be chosen as desired but a suitable selection is to colorthe side numbered 1 white, the side numbered 2 redA and the sidenumbered 3 blue. The remaining sides illustrated in Fig. 1 are coloredgreen for the side numbered 4, yellow for the side numbered 5 and brownfor the side numbered 6. As previously stated, the entire face of eachcolored, and a raised numeral side may be colored and such is the preferred method with the smaller form of die having square corners andedges, but with the larger sizes represented in Fig. 3 a better effectis produced by applying the color on eac-h side in a panel as shownleaving a frame of the natural color of the material of which the die ismade surrounding the colored panel. The numbers as stated are' impressedin the sides of the die but if desired they may be printed or paintedthereon or stand in relief, as shown in Fig. 5, on a depressed panel 14.

In playing the game for which this article is designed, any number ofplayers from two to siX may take part therein, each player choosing acolor or number as desired. The players throw in turn and the playerthat succeeds in turning up his own color or num ber counts one pointfor the game and is entitled to a second throw. Any player turning upsome other color or number than his own twice in succession loses onepoint. The player that first makes siX points wins the game. The gamemay be played with one die but two dice may be used if desired.

The advantage of coloring each side of the die differently enables theplayers to readily distinguish their individual colors when throwing andwill not require such close attention as would be the case if only thenumbers were depended upon. Furthermore the colored sides makes thearticle more attractive to children and will more quickly interest andengage their attention than would numbers alone. By. making the diehollow and of rubber, Celluloid or the like, these articles are lreadilyhandled by children as they have little weight and are not liable tocause injury owing to their lightness and to the fact that the cornershave been removed.

ll claim: l A ame article comprising a hollow cubical block the edgesand corners of which are rounded, a depressed panel on each side of saidblock, the panels being different-ly projecting from. the center of eachpanel. v

In testimony whereof l afl-ix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK J. ANDERSUN.

Witnesses:

Harm B. WOLF, R.. A. STEVENS.

